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Amar Bolite Prabhu

Surrender & Self-Offering (Śaraṇāgati)

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`āmāra’ bolite prabhu! āre kichu nāi tumi-i āmāra mātra pitā-bandhu-bhāi

Word for word

‘āmāra’–‘mine’; balite–to consider; prabhu!–O Lord!; āra–another; kichhu– something; nāi–is not; tumi-i–You alone; āmāra–my; mātra–only; pitā– father; bandhu–friend; bhāi–brother

Translation

O Lord! Nothing else is to be considered ‘mine’. You alone are my father, my friend, and my brother.

2

bandhu, dārā, suta, sutā—tava dāsī dās sei to’ sambandhe sabe āmāra prayās

Word for word

bandhu–friends; dārā–wife; suta–sons; sutā–daughters; tava–Your; dāsī– maidservants; dāsa–servants; sei–that; ta’–certainly; sambandhe–in relationship; sabe–with all; āmāra–my; prayāsa–endeavours

Translation

My friends, wife, sons, and daughters are all Your servants and maidservants. All my endeavours are based on that relationship.

3

dhana, jana, gṛha, dāra `tomāra’ boliyā rakhā kori āmi mātro sevaka hoiyā

Word for word

dhana–wealth; jana–people; gṛha–household; dvāra–gateway; tomāra–Yours; baliyā–considering; rakṣā–protection; kari–do; āmi–I; matra–only; sevaka– servant; ha-iyā–being

Translation

Considering my wealth, relatives, and household to be ‘Yours’, only as Your servant do I maintain them.

4

tomāra kāryera tore uparjibo dhan tomāra saṁsāre-vyaya koribo vahan

Word for word

tomāra–Your; kāryera–of the duty; tare–for; upārjiba–I will earn; dhana– money; tomāra–Your; saṁsāra–of the household; vyaya–expenses; kariba– I will do; vahana–bearing

Translation

In order to maintain what is Yours, I will earn money and bear the expenses of Your household.

5

bhālo-manda nāhi jāni sevā mātro kori tomāra saṁsāre āmi viṣaya-praharī

Word for word

bhāla–good; manda–bad; nāhi–not; jāni–I know; sevā–service; mātra–only; kari–I do; tomāra–Your; saṁsāre–in the household; āmi–I; viṣaya–property; praharī–watchman

Translation

I do not know what is good or what is bad, I only serve. I am simply a guardian of the property within Your household.

6

tomāra icchāya mora indriya-cālanā śravana, darśana, ghrāna, bhojana-vāsanā

Word for word

tomāra–Your; ichchhāya–by the desire; mora–my; indriya–of the senses; chālanā–direction; śravaṇa–hearing; darśana–seeing; ghrāṇa–smelling; bhojana–eating; vāsanā–desires

Translation

I direct my senses—my desires for hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting, and so forth—in accordance with Your will.

7

nija-sukha lāgi’ kichu nāhi kori ār bhakativinoda bole, tava sukha-sār

Word for word

nija–own; sukha–happiness; lāgi’–for (the sake of); kichhu–something; nāhi–not; kari–I do; āra–more; bhakati-vinoda–Bhakti Vinod; bale–declares; tava–Your; sukha–happiness; sāra–the essence

Translation

I no longer endeavour for my own happiness. Bhakti Vinod understands, “Your satisfaction is the essence.”

About Amar Bolite Prabhu

One of the more practical songs in Ātma Nivedana: rather than speaking in abstractions, it moves through the actual people and possessions a person calls their own, offering each in turn to Kṛṣṇa's service instead.

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Frequently asked

Who wrote Amar Bolite Prabhu?

Amar Bolite Prabhu was composed by Bhaktivinoda Thakura. It appears in Saranagati.

What is the meaning of Amar Bolite Prabhu?

O Lord! Nothing else is to be considered ‘mine’. You alone are my father, my friend, and my brother.

Where can I listen to Amar Bolite Prabhu?

You can listen to 1 recording of Amar Bolite Prabhu on this page, including versions sung by HG Saci Kumar Prabhu.

How many verses does Amar Bolite Prabhu have?

Amar Bolite Prabhu has 7 verses.

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